Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)999996999777788888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336405396328328253579525559369383431471557587620760864122319662633282026321549
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.01
10:20AM
1.95
10:48PM
1.98
10:59AM
1.89
11:28PM
1.93
11:38AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.30
4:34PM
0.20
4:58AM
0.34
5:12PM
0.26
5:38AM
0.41
5:52PM
0.32
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:12-------7:09-------7:08
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---11-1-111211258102321322
Temp. °C191918181819191919191919192019191818181819202020
Feels °C (?)161615151415161515151515151615151313121114161718
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